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Soares spares blushes for toiling Palace

September 22 2004, 1:00am, The Times

TOM SOARES scored an extra-time winner as Crystal Palace, bottom of the Barclays Premiership, survived a scare against Hartlepool United at Selhurst Park. Iain Dowie’s team went behind to Eifion Williams in the 70th minute before Dougie Freedman took the tie beyond 90 minutes. Soares, a substitute, drove home Danny Granville’s knock-down five minutes after the start of the second additional period.

Doncaster Rovers, of Coca-Cola League One, stunned Ipswich Town, of the Championship, as they ran out worthy 2-0 winners at the Earth Stadium. Ricky Ravenhill struck in the sixth minute to put Joe Royle’s side a goal down and Jermaine McSporran doubled the lead a minute after the break.